Ubiq: A Mental Odyssey
Mathieu Briand
April 20 - June 18, 2006
Opening reception: Wednesday April 19, 7-10 pm
Opening performance: 8pm
The Gallery at REDCAT presents the work of Marseilles-based artist Mathieu Briand in his first solo exhibition in the United States. Briand works in various installation forms with computers, electronic music, robots, video and technology to explore systems of stimulation, play and perception. For his exhibition at REDCAT, the artist will create a new video installation that allows viewers to observe the rotation of the earth--part of a new body of work that investigates the fantastical future promised by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Briand's use of new technologies requires active participation and engagement, playing with the viewer's point of view and questioning the reality of his/her perceptions. His extraordinary output engages users and mechanisms, technology and anarchy while responding to informal movements in consumption, particularly techno or rave culture and the constant struggle to enhance everyday experience through technology.
The exhibition at REDCAT will include several recent works including SYS*05.ReE*03/SE*1\ MoE*2-4(Audio-Visual exchange helmets). These customized helmets are outfitted with cameras and displays with which gallery visitors can exchange visual perspectives with others. SYS*011. Mie>AbE/SoS\ SYS*010The Spiral) is an installation of speakers, seating elements, four turntables and a mixing board connected to a vinyl cutting machine where viewers can create their own aural expression by manipulating samples and etching their own vinyl records.
Briand will be in residence at REDCAT during the spring semester of 2006 to work with graduate students from CalArts' Schools of Art and Music and The Center for Integrated Media.
The opening reception features a collaborative performance with choreographer Prue Lang and Briand at 8pm.
Ubiq: A Mental Odyssey is made possible in part by the generous support of Etant Donnés, the French-American Fund for Contemporary Art; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; The French Cultural Service in Los Angeles. Additional support provided by Campari
Opening reception: Wednesday April 19, 7-10pm
Exhibition dates: April 20 - June 18, 2006
Gallery hours: noon to 6 pm or curtain, closed Mondays
Admission to the gallery is always free
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